BP Reviews in London, UK Area
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Jun 2, 2009
2009-06-02 03:07 PDT
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Pros
An enormous company with great diversity of opportunities: really interesting place to work.
A culture that enables a good work / life balance
An entrepreneurial intent, which tries to delegate responsibility and give lots of space to work
A supportive culture that looks after its employeesCons
Not a strong performance management culture. Very hard to get a proper review, and get credit for the work you do unless you "work the system". The system sometimes seems to be more about networking and marketing yourself than doing great work. Performance reviews for many employees are once annually, too often not taken seriously, and not linked properly to bonus.
Alongside this there is a stringent and narrow grading system that requires x years in each grade and no grade hopping - if you come in at the wrong grade, its dam hard to get career enhancement commensurate with your skills and performance.
Frequent re-structures occur in certain parts of the businessAdvice to Senior Management
Focus more on performance management and meritocratic HR policies. Performance review processes need to be more rigorously applied, and business leaders need to work harder to find out about real performers, not just those who are very intent on shouting about themselves.
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Anonymous in Sunbury, England (United Kingdom):
“Mixed feeling”
Apr 27, 2009
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HR Advisor in Sunbury, England (United Kingdom):
“BP & BP HR need to get some leadership not get over ran by graduates who joined 15 years ago.-too insular”
Apr 19, 2009
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Graduate in London, England (United Kingdom):
“Working at BP”
Apr 17, 2009
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Process Engineer in City of London, England (United Kingdom):
“The good, the bad and the bureaucratic”
Mar 23, 2009
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Trading Analyst in London, England (United Kingdom):
“Good place to spend the first 2-3 years of a career.”
Mar 7, 2009
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Finance Manager in London, England (United Kingdom):
“If you want to be in oil & gas, be a BP employee and an Exxon shareholder”
Jan 14, 2009
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HR Advisor in London, England (United Kingdom):
“BP has lost its way and is not interested in developing people just yes men -”
Dec 3, 2008
1 found helpful
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Marketing Manager in London, England (United Kingdom):
“Big and slow, but if you can play the system, good careers can be had.”
Oct 6, 2008
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Anonymous in London, England (United Kingdom):
“Progressive, Performance Driven, Innovative and Green? Not so much any more.”
Aug 31, 2008
